(n) a Filipino terrorist group that broke away from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in 2001 in order to continue terrorism and kidnapping and extortion
(n) brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia, Syn.pen-tail, pen-tailed tree shrew
pref. [ Gr. penta-, a later combining form of pe`nte five. See Five. ] 1. A combining form denoting five; as, pentacapsular; pentagon. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Chem.) Denoting the degree of five, either as regards quality, property, or composition; as, pentasulphide, containing five sulfur atoms; pentoxide, containing five oxygen atoms, etc. Also used adjectively. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Penta- + basic. ] (Chem.) Capable of uniting with five molecules of a monacid base; having five acid hydrogen atoms capable of substitution by a basic radical; -- said of certain acids. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ NL. See Penta-, and Achenium. ] (Bot.) A dry fruit composed of five carpels, which are covered by an epigynous calyx and separate at maturity. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. pentachordus five-stringed, Gr. penta`chordos; penta- five + chordh` string. ] 1. An ancient instrument of music with five strings. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. An order or system of five sounds. Busby. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Penta- + acid. ] (Chem.) Capable of neutralizing, or combining with, five molecules of a monobasic acid; having five hydrogen atoms capable of substitution by acid residues; -- said of certain complex bases. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. pe`nte five. ] A five-pointed star, also called a pentagram or pentalpha. See illustr. under pentalpha. Sometimes referring to a similar figure, such as the figure composed of two equilateral triangles intersecting so as to form a six-pointed star. It was used in early ornamental art, and also with superstitious import by the astrologers and mystics of the Middle Ages. The six-pointed star is more comonly called a hexagram, or called Solomon's seal; it resembles the star of David (Magen David) [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]
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